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Mahabharata

The great epic of Vyāsa. Its original name is “Jaya” (“Victory”). It contains the Bhagavad-gītā (Bhīṣma-parva) and is one of the key sources of Vedic philosophy.

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Ādi-parva (The Book of the Beginning)

Chapters 201–220 of 225

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Chapter 201 — Rājyalābha-parva (The Boon to Sunda and Upasunda)13 verses

1.201.1–3 1.201.4–5 1.201.6–7 1.201.8–9 1.201.10–11 1.201.12–14 1.201.15–16 1.201.17–19 1.201.20–22 1.201.23–24 1.201.25–26 1.201.27–29 1.201.30–32

202

Chapter 202 — Rājyalābha-parva (The Conquest of the Three Worlds)12 verses

1.202.1–2 1.202.3–4 1.202.5–6 1.202.7–8 1.202.9–11 1.202.12–13 1.202.14–16 1.202.17–18 1.202.19–21 1.202.22–23 1.202.24–25 1.202.26–27

203

Chapter 203 — Rājyalābha-parva (The Creation of Tilottamā)14 verses

1.203.1–2 1.203.3–5 1.203.6–8 1.203.9–10 1.203.11–13 1.203.14–15 1.203.16–17 1.203.18–19 1.203.20–21 1.203.22–23 1.203.24–25 1.203.26–27 1.203.28–29 1.203.30

204

Chapter 204 — Rājyalābha-parva (The Deaths of Sunda and Upasunda)15 verses

1.204.1–2 1.204.3–4 1.204.5–6 1.204.7–8 1.204.9–10 1.204.11–12 1.204.13–14 1.204.15–16 1.204.17–18 1.204.19–20 1.204.21–22 1.204.23–24 1.204.25–26 1.204.27–28 1.204.29–30

205

Chapter 205 — Arjuna-vanavāsa-parva (The Breaking of the Agreement)17 verses

1.205.1–2 1.205.3–4 1.205.5–6 1.205.7–9 1.205.10–11 1.205.12 1.205.13–15 1.205.16–17 1.205.18–19 1.205.20 1.205.21–22 1.205.23–24 1.205.25 1.205.26–27 1.205.28 1.205.29 1.205.30

206

Chapter 206 — Arjuna-vanavāsa-parva (Ulūpī)16 verses

1.206.1–3 1.206.4–6 1.206.7–8 1.206.9–10 1.206.11–12 1.206.13–14 1.206.15–16 1.206.17 1.206.18–20 1.206.21 1.206.22–23 1.206.24–25 1.206.26–27 1.206.28–29 1.206.30–32 1.206.33–34

207

Chapter 207 — Arjuna-vanavāsa-parva (Citrāṅgadā)12 verses

1.207.1–3 1.207.4–5 1.207.6–8 1.207.9 1.207.10–11 1.207.12–13 1.207.14 1.207.15–16 1.207.17–19 1.207.20–21 1.207.22 1.207.23

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Chapter 208 — Arjuna-vanavāsa-parva (The Deliverance of Varga)11 verses

1.208.1–3 1.208.4–5 1.208.6 1.208.7–8 1.208.9–10 1.208.11 1.208.12–13 1.208.14–15 1.208.16–17 1.208.18–19 1.208.20–21

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Chapter 209 — Arjuna-vanavāsa-parva (The Deliverance of the Apsaras)12 verses

1.209.1–3 1.209.4–6 1.209.7 1.209.8 1.209.9–10 1.209.11 1.209.12–13 1.209.14–15 1.209.16–18 1.209.19–20 1.209.21–22 1.209.23–24

210

Chapter 210 — Arjuna-vanavāsa-parva (Prabhāsa and Dvārakā)11 verses

1.210.1–2 1.210.3–4 1.210.5 1.210.6–7 1.210.8–9 1.210.10–11 1.210.12–13 1.210.14 1.210.15–16 1.210.17–18 1.210.19–21

211

Chapter 211 — Arjuna-vanavāsa-parva (The Appearance of Subhadrā)12 verses

1.211.1–2 1.211.3–4 1.211.5–6 1.211.7–8 1.211.9–12 1.211.13–14 1.211.15–16 1.211.17 1.211.18–19 1.211.20 1.211.21–22 1.211.23–25

212

Chapter 212 — Arjuna-vanavāsa-parva (The Abduction of Subhadrā)14 verses

1.212.1–2 1.212.3–5 1.212.6–7 1.212.8–9 1.212.10–11 1.212.12–14 1.212.15–16 1.212.17–19 1.212.20–22 1.212.23–24 1.212.25–26 1.212.27–28 1.212.29–30 1.212.31–32

213

Chapter 213 — Arjuna-vanavāsa-parva (The Marriage of Subhadrā and the Birth of Offspring)28 verses

1.213.1 1.213.2–3 1.213.4–5 1.213.6–7 1.213.8–9 1.213.10–11 1.213.12–13 1.213.14–15 1.213.16 1.213.17–18 1.213.19–20 1.213.21 1.213.22–24 1.213.25–29 1.213.30–31 1.213.32–35 1.213.36–39 1.213.40–46 1.213.47–48 1.213.49–51 1.213.52–55 1.213.56–57 1.213.58–61 1.213.62–64 1.213.65–70 1.213.71–73 1.213.74–78 1.213.79–82

214

Chapter 214 — Khāṇḍavadāha-parva (The Revelry by the Yamunā)16 verses

1.214.1–2 1.214.3–4 1.214.5–6 1.214.7–9 1.214.10–11 1.214.12–13 1.214.14–15 1.214.16 1.214.17 1.214.18–20 1.214.21 1.214.22–24 1.214.25–26 1.214.27–28 1.214.29–31 1.214.32

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Chapter 215 — Khāṇḍavadāha-parva (Agni's Request)11 verses

1.215.1–2 1.215.3 1.215.4–5 1.215.6–7 1.215.8–9 1.215.10–11 1.215.12–13 1.215.14–15 1.215.16–17 1.215.18 1.215.19

216

Chapter 216 — Khāṇḍavadāha-parva (The Obtaining of Gāṇḍīva and the Discus)17 verses

1.216.1–2 1.216.3–4 1.216.5–7 1.216.8–10 1.216.11–12 1.216.13–14 1.216.15–16 1.216.17–18 1.216.19 1.216.20 1.216.21–23 1.216.24 1.216.25 1.216.26–27 1.216.28–29 1.216.30 1.216.31–34

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Chapter 217 — Khāṇḍavadāha-parva (The Conflagration)11 verses

1.217.1 1.217.2–3 1.217.4–5 1.217.6–7 1.217.8–9 1.217.10 1.217.11–12 1.217.13–14 1.217.15–16 1.217.17–19 1.217.20–22

218

Chapter 218 — Khāṇḍavadāha-parva (The Battle with the Gods)21 verses

1.218.1–3 1.218.4–6 1.218.7–8 1.218.9–10 1.218.11 1.218.12–13 1.218.14–16 1.218.17–18 1.218.19–21 1.218.22 1.218.23–24 1.218.25–27 1.218.28–29 1.218.30–34 1.218.35–37 1.218.38–39 1.218.40–41 1.218.42–43 1.218.44–46 1.218.47–48 1.218.49–50

219

Chapter 219 — Khāṇḍavadāha-parva (The Voice about Nara and Nārāyaṇa)18 verses

1.219.1–3 1.219.4–5 1.219.6–7 1.219.8–9 1.219.10–11 1.219.12–13 1.219.14–15 1.219.16–17 1.219.18 1.219.19–20 1.219.21–22 1.219.23–25 1.219.26–28 1.219.29–31 1.219.32–34 1.219.35–36 1.219.37–38 1.219.39–40

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Chapter 220 — Khāṇḍavadāha-parva (Mandapāla and the Praise of Agni)15 verses

1.220.1–3 1.220.4–7 1.220.8–10 1.220.11–12 1.220.13–14 1.220.15–17 1.220.18–19 1.220.20–21 1.220.22–23 1.220.24–25 1.220.26–27 1.220.28–29 1.220.30 1.220.31 1.220.32